By Independent, 10/08/24
“…‘My sergeant used to bully me a lot, even if I do correct’. He was completely lost, really. “We loved him so much. The last days before he took his own life he mentioned, ‘I can’t take it, so much pressure on me. There’s no support from anywhere’.”…”
Read the entire article: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/anugrah-abraham-west-yorkshire-police-b2625163.html
By Wbay, 09/25/24
“…A father who lost his son to suicide is sharing his story in local schools this week to help prevent another family from experiencing the same tragedy. Oklahoma native Kirk Smalley is traveling across the U.S., talking to young students about the impacts of bullying and suicide.The presentation was given to the eighth graders at the schools with the idea that they’re the oldest students at the school and the leaders that the younger kids look up to. Smalley is asking those 8th graders to help lead by example. …”
Read the entire article: https://www.wbay.com/2024/09/25/oklahoma-father-who-lost-his-son-suicide-shares-his-story-local-schools/
By Daily Journal of Commerce, 09/05/24
“… As time progressed, the desire to stay after school continued to drop, and his appearance looked disheveled, at best. My wife and I opted to volunteer at school and noticed signs of bullying happening to kids in his class. This discovery, and the lack of help received, led us to change schools. …”
Read the entire article: https://djcoregon.com/news/2024/09/05/lessons-from-the-playground-preventing-workplace-bullying-opinion/
By ABC, 08/21/24
“…Lee’s son was receiving hundreds of aggressive messages each day, including suggestions that he kill himself and threats to himself and his family. He was then doxxed (had his phone number shared online) and stalked and even after changing his number, the bullies still found him. …”
Read the entire article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-08-21/your-child-cyberbullying-iphone-social-media/104195732
By Forbes, 08/21/24
“…Targets of workplace bullying often face consequences such as stress, burnout, mental health diagnoses and in extreme cases suicidal thoughts or actions. Research published by the Workplace Bullying Institute in 2021 indicates that 30% of employees may experience workplace bullying at some point and of those targeted 67% are at risk of losing their job. …”
Read the entire article: https://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonwalker/2024/08/21/how-to-stand-up-to-office-bullies-your-survival-guide/
By KJZZ, 08/21/24
“…So a school district has a duty to protect their students and provide a safe environment. So, in other words, when your kid goes to kindergarten, we don’t expect the school to give them lead-based crayons because they could eat them and get poisoned. And if a school district fails in that duty and is negligent, then you, a parent, could bring an action for damages against the school district. …”
Read the entire article: https://www.kjzz.org/kjzz-news/2024-08-21/are-schools-liable-when-a-bullied-student-dies-by-suicide-this-expert-explains-the-suicide-rul
By Quadrant, 08/19/24
“…That women can be as abusive as men is something that Erin Pizzey, a British ex-feminist and advocate against domestic violence who set up the first refuge for battered women, in 1971, knew from the very beginning. Pizzey was raised by a violent mother who often called her ‘lazy, useless, and ugly’. Her mother took some pleasure in also abusing her father by often calling him ‘an oaf and an idiot’. …”
Read the entire article: https://quadrant.org.au/opinion/qed/2024/08/241083/
By WAAY31, 8/5/24
“…Hochberger says bullies target people they see as different or weaker, and says these days one group is especially at risk. “Kids that are from the LGBTQ-plus population – they really experience a lot of bullying and a lot of different kinds of trauma.” She says bullying is often learned behavior, especially when children pick up on their parents’ beliefs and convictions, and act them out against other kids. ..,”
Read the entire article; https://www.waaytv.com/news/back-to-school-bullyproof-kids/article_65707ad4-5323-11ef-bb19-ff7510c87ed5.html
By Security.org, 06/06/2024
“…Bullying takes on many forms, but today, a new kind of bullying has emerged – cyberbullying. It’s slightly different from what we were used to in our youth, but the consequences are just as grim, if not more. Cyberbullying happens online and digitally…”
Read the entire article: https://www.security.org/resources/cyberbullying-facts-statistics/
By 21 Alive News, 05/13/2024
“…His parents say Sammy died by suicide on May 5. According to the family, he was being bullied up until the night he died. They way it started last year in elementary school and continues this year at Greenfield Intermediate School. What started as words, his family says it eventually turned physical…”
Read the entire article: https://www.21alivenews.com/2024/05/13/10-year-old-boy-dies-by-suicide-parents-blame-school/
